Maine

Maine  (mn) Abbr. ME or Me.

1. also (mn) A historical region and former province of northwest France south of Normandy. United with Anjou in 1126, it passed to England when Henry Plantagenet became king in 1154. Maine reverted to the French crown in 1481.

2. A state of the northeast United States. It was admitted as the 23rd state in 1820. First explored by Europeans in 1602, the region was annexed by Massachusetts in 1652. Maine's northern boundary with New Brunswick was settled by a treaty with Great Britain in 1842. Augusta is the capital and Portland the largest city. Population: 1,320,000.

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Maine [meɪn]

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(Placename) a state of the northeastern US, on the Atlantic: chiefly hilly, with many lakes, rivers, and forests. Capital: Augusta. Pop.: 1 274 923 (2000). Area: 86 156 sq. km (33 265 sq. miles) Abbreviation Me (with zip code), ME

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Maine - a state in New England               ME, Pine Tree State Acadia National Park - a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 New England - a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut Augusta, capital of Maine - the capital of the state of Maine Bangor - a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River Brunswick - a university town in southwestern Maine Lewiston - a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland Orono - a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River to the north of Bangor Portland - largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state Penobscot River, Penobscot - a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay Saint John River, St. John River, Saint John, St. John - a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy